Good News in History, April 28.

Good News Network · Published 2026-04-28 · Updated 2026-09-09

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Key Takeaway

The bottom line: 100 years ago today, Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, was born, Good News Network reports.

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Why This Matters

During the two and a half years spent writing the novel in New York, the Alabama-born author became so frustrated that she tossed the manuscript out the window, into the snow—but her agent made her retrieve it. — and that matters because stories like this challenge the idea that systemic problems are too big for individuals to move the needle on.

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100 years ago today, Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, was born, according to Good News Network.

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